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Shame and Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES): research topic?| Jan 13th, 2021
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by one of the leaders in the field of research of Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES); he proposed a project to several professionals in the field of PNES focusing on a topic that is often overlooked not only in PNES but in many other conditions and a variety of...
Posted by on Nov 25th, 2020 in News | 0 comments

Studying Emotion, Relationships, and Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures (PNES) at Arizona State Univ...

This month’s blog post comes to us from sunny Arizona, more specifically, Dayana Villarreal, Graduate Student, Arizona State University. Below, you are invited to read about her current research project on...
Posted by on Oct 28th, 2020 in News | 1 comment

You have been told you have alexithymia: Now, what? (Post for patients)

Let’s first answer: What is alexithymia? Basically, it means, not having words for emotions (a=not having, lexi=word, thymia=emotion) or in other words, having a hard time identifying and describing...
Posted by on Sep 7th, 2020 in News | 0 comments

How important is alexithymia in the treatment of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)? (Post fo...

Spoiler alert: Important in patients who have PNES and high alexithymia What is alexithymia? Basically, it is, not having words for emotions (a=not having, lexi=word, thymia=emotion) or in other words, having...
Posted by on Aug 26th, 2020 in News | 2 comments

Face Masks: to wear or not to wear when you are living with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES...

In recent months, I have been asked by a few patients who have been diagnosed with PNES (dissociative seizures) whether it is safe to wear a mask with PNES. On one hand, it is becoming obligatory to wear...
Posted by on Jul 13th, 2020 in News | 5 comments

Breaking news: Results of a major Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Study for psychogenic non-epile...

Recently, Goldstein et al published their results from a randomized CBT treatment versus “treatment as usual” (TAU) study in which treatment outcome in patients who had a history of dissociative seizures...
Posted by on Mar 17th, 2020 in News | 3 comments

Staying healthy as a person living with PNES while staying cooped up during the age of COVID-19

We have all been asked to practice something called “social distancing” which means keeping at least 6 feet from others and avoiding (as of today) being in a group of 10 people. Schools, churches, public...

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